In the debate over the use of backing tracks in live performances, lines have been drawn and many artists are very firmly entrenched in their side. Earlier this week we learned that Tracii Guns of L.A ...

Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...

Over the years, many artists have come under fire for using backing tracks during their performances. Given the stress that comes with touring the world, some singers decided to use backing tracks to ...

Sebastian Bach has been one of the harsher critics on musicians using backing tracks, but the longtime KISS fan has allowed an exception for KISS when speaking to an audience that included the Syncin' ...

When is it appropriate for bands to rely on backing tracks during live gigs? For some, it’s never acceptable, while others find it’s a morally gray question. Ask ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, ...

"I don't think you should be allowed to take someone's money, 'cause you're not playing." "There's so many huge artists that do it or whatever, and it's really frustrating, coming from a dude that ...

Stray From The Path drummer Craig Reynolds is pretty sick of bands using pre-recorded kick drums during live shows, and he's making it well known. It all started when Reynolds tweeted "some of your ...

Steely Dan were aways getting great artists in the studio with them, and some of them can be heard providing backing vocals ...

Rather than straight-up concerts, lately, Kanye West has been hosting events that are more like listening parties, where his music plays and he himself isn’t rapping. Last night (September 9), Ye ...